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Partially banished from the history books, however, but well known to
many Gold Bugs, through articles on the internet and historical texts, is the
story of gold and silver confiscation in France in 1720 by the legendary John Law (baptised

Alan Leishman is now retired in Switzerland following a career in international commerce
which was prematurely terminated by a globalisation takeover.
An interest in Geology, Mineralogy, and Gemmology developed after graduating in
Chemistry at Edinburgh University.
His collection of minerals, which was on display for 6 years (until 2003) at the National
Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh, was put together by visiting mines, mineral fairs and
dealers in over 30 countries, over a period of 20 years.
He is also a keen naturalist with interests in bird watching, and butterflies.